Washington, D.C. Office

Our Washington, D.C. office has over 45 lawyers and offers top-tier competition, disputes, transactional and international compliance and regulatory practices. Our partners have extensive government experience and help clients both navigate through complex regulatory reviews and investigations and litigate high-profile matters. Our transactional attorneys provide the sharp insight and advice of an elite Wall Street firm from offices located in the heart of Washington, D.C.

Our Washington, D.C. lawyers work on integrated, cross-practice teams across our 11 global offices in order to put the collective strength of the entire Firm to work for our clients on a wide array of matters:

Investigations and compliance matters, including government and internal investigations, anti-corruption and FCPA,economic sanctions, and other criminal, regulatory and congressional inquiries

National security regulatory matters, including reviews before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and the Defense Security Service (DSS); export control matters, including International Traffic in Arms (ITAR) notifications to the State Department; and economic sanctions advice, including Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) matters

International arbitrations and cross-border disputes

“If we have a case that looks like it’s going to trial, we will switch counsel to [Simpson Thacher]. That alone sends the other side a message that we’re serious.”